Ship-Submarine recycling program
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The Ship/Submarine Recycling Program (SRP) is the process the United States Navy
uses to dispose of decommissioned
nuclear vessels
. SRP takes place only at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
(PSNS) in Bremerton, Washington
, but the preparations can begin elsewhere.
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Before SRP can begin, the ship or submarine must have her nuclear fuel
removed. Defueling usually coincides with decommissioning. Prior to that event, the vessel is referred to as "USS Name," but afterward the "USS" is dropped and it is referred to as "ex-Name." Defueling of submarines is carried out at five ship repair facilities on the West Coast, and the hulks are then towed to PSNS. Reusable equipment is removed at the same time as the fuel.
Spent nuclear fuel is shipped by rail to the Naval Reactor Facility in the Idaho National Laboratory
(INL), located 42 miles (67 km) northwest of Idaho Falls, Idaho
, where it is stored.
At PSNS the SRP proper begins. A submarine
is cut into three or four pieces: the aft section, the reactor compartment, the missile compartment if one exists, and the forward section. Missile compartments are dismantled according to the provisions of the Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty. Reactor compartments are sealed at both ends and shipped by barge and multiple-wheel high-capacity trailers to the Department of Energy
's Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state where they are slated to be buried. A large number of reactor compartments are stored in the open awaiting deconstruction. The burial trenches have been evaluated to be secure for at least 600 years before the first pinhole penetration of some lead containment areas of the reactor compartment packages occurs, and several thousand years before leakage becomes possible.
Until 1991, the forward and aft sections of the submarines were rejoined and placed in floating storage. Various proposals for disposal of those hulks were considered, including sinking them at sea, but none were economically practical. All required removal of the numerous polychlorinated biphenyl
products (PCBs) on board, which are considered hazardous materials by the Environmental Protection Agency
and United States Coast Guard
. Since then, and to help reduce costs, the remaining submarine sections are recycled, returning reusable materials to production. In the process of submarine recycling, all hazardous and toxic wastes are identified and removed, reusable equipment is removed and put into inventory. Scrap metals and all other materials are sold to private companies or reused. The overall process is not profitable, but does provide some cost relief. Disposal of submarines by the SRP costs the US$
25-50 million per submarine.
By the end of 2005, 195 nuclear submarines had been ordered or built in the US (including the NR-1 Deep Submergence Craft
and Virginia
, but none of the later Virginia
s). The last of the regular Sturgeon
attack boats, L. Mendel Rivers
was decommissioned in 2001, and Parche
, a highly-modified Sturgeon, was decommissioned in 2004. The last of the initial "41 for Freedom" Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarines, Kamehameha, was decommissioned in 2002. Decommissioning of the Los Angeles
boats began in 1995 with Baton Rouge
. Additionally, a handful of nuclear powered cruisers have entered the program, and their dismantling is ongoing. The United States operates nuclear powered aircraft carriers, but no nuclear powered carrier has been decommissioned. The first aircraft carrier due for decommissioning that would enter the SRP is planned to be Enterprise
, intended for withdrawal in 2013. Hulks waiting or already processed by the recycling program include:
† A dagger after a completion date indicates that portions of the hulk were preserved as memorials. See the individual articles for details.
‡ Date given for ex-Parche is official date used to secure FY2004 funding; work did not begin until 19 October.
Because the program is underway, this list is almost certainly incomplete.
Note for ships marked with refit:
Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635)
was converted into a training platform — Moored Training Ship (MTS-635). Sam Rayburn arrived for conversion on 1 February 1986, and on 29 July 1989 the first Moored Training Ship achieved initial criticality. Modifications included special mooring arrangements including a mechanism to absorb power generated by the main propulsion shaft. Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) was converted to the second Moored Training Ship (MTS-2 / MTS-626) in 1993. The Moored Training Ship Site is located at Naval Weapons Station Charleston in Goose Creek, South Carolina
. Sam Rayburn is scheduled to operate as an MTS until 2014 while undergoing shipyard availabilities at four year intervals.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
uses to dispose of decommissioned
Nuclear decommissioning
Nuclear decommissioning is the dismantling of a nuclear power plant and decontamination of the site to a state no longer requiring protection from radiation for the general public...
nuclear vessels
Nuclear navy
Nuclear navy, or nuclear powered navy consists of ships powered by relatively small onboard nuclear reactors known as naval reactors. The concept was revolutionary for naval warfare when first proposed, as it meant that these vessels did not need to stop for fuel like their conventional...
. SRP takes place only at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility is a United States Navy shipyard covering 179 acres on Puget Sound at Bremerton, Washington...
(PSNS) in Bremerton, Washington
Bremerton, Washington
Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 38,790 at the 2011 State Estimate, making it the largest city on the Olympic Peninsula. Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap...
, but the preparations can begin elsewhere.
Program overview
Nuclear fuel
Nuclear fuel is a material that can be 'consumed' by fission or fusion to derive nuclear energy. Nuclear fuels are the most dense sources of energy available...
removed. Defueling usually coincides with decommissioning. Prior to that event, the vessel is referred to as "USS Name," but afterward the "USS" is dropped and it is referred to as "ex-Name." Defueling of submarines is carried out at five ship repair facilities on the West Coast, and the hulks are then towed to PSNS. Reusable equipment is removed at the same time as the fuel.
Spent nuclear fuel is shipped by rail to the Naval Reactor Facility in the Idaho National Laboratory
Idaho National Laboratory
Idaho National Laboratory is an complex located in the high desert of eastern Idaho, between the town of Arco to the west and the cities of Idaho Falls and Blackfoot to the east. It lies within Butte, Bingham, Bonneville and Jefferson counties...
(INL), located 42 miles (67 km) northwest of Idaho Falls, Idaho
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Idaho Falls is a city in and the county seat of Bonneville County, Idaho, United States, and the largest city in Eastern Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 56,813, with a metro population of 130,374....
, where it is stored.
At PSNS the SRP proper begins. A submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
is cut into three or four pieces: the aft section, the reactor compartment, the missile compartment if one exists, and the forward section. Missile compartments are dismantled according to the provisions of the Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty. Reactor compartments are sealed at both ends and shipped by barge and multiple-wheel high-capacity trailers to the Department of Energy
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
's Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state where they are slated to be buried. A large number of reactor compartments are stored in the open awaiting deconstruction. The burial trenches have been evaluated to be secure for at least 600 years before the first pinhole penetration of some lead containment areas of the reactor compartment packages occurs, and several thousand years before leakage becomes possible.
Until 1991, the forward and aft sections of the submarines were rejoined and placed in floating storage. Various proposals for disposal of those hulks were considered, including sinking them at sea, but none were economically practical. All required removal of the numerous polychlorinated biphenyl
Polychlorinated biphenyl
Polychlorinated biphenyls are a class of organic compounds with 2 to 10 chlorine atoms attached to biphenyl, which is a molecule composed of two benzene rings. The chemical formula for PCBs is C12H10-xClx...
products (PCBs) on board, which are considered hazardous materials by the Environmental Protection Agency
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...
and United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
. Since then, and to help reduce costs, the remaining submarine sections are recycled, returning reusable materials to production. In the process of submarine recycling, all hazardous and toxic wastes are identified and removed, reusable equipment is removed and put into inventory. Scrap metals and all other materials are sold to private companies or reused. The overall process is not profitable, but does provide some cost relief. Disposal of submarines by the SRP costs the US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
25-50 million per submarine.
By the end of 2005, 195 nuclear submarines had been ordered or built in the US (including the NR-1 Deep Submergence Craft
NR-1 Deep Submergence Craft
The Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 was a unique United States Navy nuclear-powered ocean engineering and research submarine. It was built by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics at Groton, Connecticut. It was launched on January 25, 1969, completed its initial sea trials August 19, 1969,...
and Virginia
USS Virginia (SSN-774)
USS Virginia is a United States Navy attack submarine, the lead boat of her class and the tenth vessel of the Navy to be named for the Commonwealth of Virginia....
, but none of the later Virginia
Virginia class submarine
The Virginia class is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The submarines are designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions...
s). The last of the regular Sturgeon
Sturgeon class submarine
The Sturgeon class were a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy from the 1960s until 2004. They were the "work horses" of the submarine attack fleet throughout much of the Cold War...
attack boats, L. Mendel Rivers
USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN-686)
USS L. Mendel Rivers , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine in commission from 1975 to 2001, is the only ship of the United States Navy thus far to have been named for L. Mendel Rivers , U.S. Representative from South Carolinas 1st Congressional District .-Construction and commissioning:The contract...
was decommissioned in 2001, and Parche
USS Parche (SSN-683)
USS Parche , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the parche , a small, coral reef butterfly fish.-Construction and commissioning:...
, a highly-modified Sturgeon, was decommissioned in 2004. The last of the initial "41 for Freedom" Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarines, Kamehameha, was decommissioned in 2002. Decommissioning of the Los Angeles
Los Angeles class submarine
The Los Angeles class, sometimes called the LA class or the 688 class, is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines that forms the backbone of the United States submarine fleet. With 43 submarines on active duty and 19 retired, the Los Angeles class is the most numerous nuclear powered...
boats began in 1995 with Baton Rouge
USS Baton Rouge (SSN-689)
USS Baton Rouge , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 8 January 1971 and her keel was laid down on 18...
. Additionally, a handful of nuclear powered cruisers have entered the program, and their dismantling is ongoing. The United States operates nuclear powered aircraft carriers, but no nuclear powered carrier has been decommissioned. The first aircraft carrier due for decommissioning that would enter the SRP is planned to be Enterprise
USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
USS Enterprise , formerly CVA-65, is the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth US naval vessel to bear the name. Like her predecessor of World War II fame, she is nicknamed the "Big E". At , she is the longest naval vessel in the world...
, intended for withdrawal in 2013. Hulks waiting or already processed by the recycling program include:
Cruisers
| Ship Name (Hull Number) | Start Date | Completion Date |
|---|---|---|
| ex-Long Beach (CGN-9) USS Long Beach (CGN-9) USS Long Beach was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy. She was the only ship of her class.... |
1 May 2009 | Ongoing |
| ex-Bainbridge (CGN/DLGN-25) USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) USS Bainbridge was the only ship of her class. Initially a guided missile destroyer leader in the United States Navy, she was re-designated as a guided missile cruiser in 1975. This ship was nuclear-powered.-Construction:... |
1 October 1997 | 30 October 1999 |
| ex-Truxtun (CGN/DLGN-35) | 1 October 1997 | 28 April 1999 |
| ex-California (CGN/DLGN-36) USS California (CGN-36) USS California , the lead ship of the California-class of nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers, was the seventh warship of the United States Navy to be named for the State of California.... |
1 October 1998 | 12 May 2000 |
| ex-South Carolina (CGN/DLGN-37) USS South Carolina (CGN-37) USS South Carolina was the second ship of the California-class of nuclear powered guided missile cruisers in the United States Navy.... |
1 October 2007 | 10 May 2010 |
| ex-Virginia (CGN-38) USS Virginia (CGN-38) USS Virginia was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser, the lead ship of her class, and the eighth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Commonwealth of Virginia.-Construction:... |
1 October 1999 | 25 September 2002 |
| ex-Texas (CGN-39) USS Texas (CGN-39) USS Texas was the second Virginia-class nuclear guided missile cruiser. She was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of Texas.-Construction:... |
1 October 1999 | 30 October 2001 |
| ex-Mississippi (CGN-40) USS Mississippi (CGN-40) USS Mississippi , a Virginia class, nuclear fuel powered, U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 20th state admitted to the Union.... |
1 October 2004 | Ongoing |
| ex-Arkansas (CGN-41) USS Arkansas (CGN-41) The fourth USS Arkansas was a Virginia-class nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy, in service during the 1980s and 1990s.-Construction:... |
Unknown | 1 November 1999 |
Attack Submarines
Note that some of these submarines (the George Washington class) were fleet ballistic missile boats for the vast majority of their careers. However, they were briefly converted to SSNs before decommissioning and arrival at PSNS, and so are listed under that designation here.| Ship Name (Hull Number) | Start Date | Completion Date |
|---|---|---|
| ex-Seawolf (SSN-575) USS Seawolf (SSN-575) USS Seawolf , a unique submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the seawolf, the second nuclear submarine, and the only U.S. submarine built with a liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor.... |
1 October 1996 | 30 September 1997 |
| ex-Skate (SSN-578) USS Skate (SSN-578) USS Skate , the third submarine of the United States Navy named for the skate, a type of ray, was the lead ship of the Skate class of nuclear submarines... |
14 April 1994 | 6 March 1995 |
| ex-Swordfish (SSN-579) USS Swordfish (SSN-579) USS Swordfish , a , was the second submarine of the United States Navy named for the swordfish, a large fish with a long, swordlike beak and a high dorsal fin.... |
Unknown | 11 September 1995 |
| ex-Sargo (SSN-583) USS Sargo (SSN-583) USS Sargo , a Skate-class nuclear-powered submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sargo, a food and game fish of the porgy family, inhabiting coastal waters of the southern United States.... |
14 April 1994 | 5 April 1995 |
| ex-Seadragon (SSN-584) USS Seadragon (SSN-584) USS Seadragon , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the seadragon, a small fish commonly called the dragonet.... |
1 October 1994 | 18 September 1995 |
| ex-Skipjack (SSN-585) USS Skipjack (SSN-585) USS Skipjack , the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after the Skipjack tuna fish.... |
17 March 1996 | 1 September 1998 |
| ex-Triton (SSN-586) | 1 October 2007 | 30 November 2009 |
| ex-Halibut (SSN-587) | 12 July 1993 | 9 September 1994 |
| ex-Scamp (SSN-588) USS Scamp (SSN-588) USS Scamp , a Skipjack-class nuclear-powered submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the scamp, a member of the serranidae family of fish.... |
1990 | 9 September 1994 (the first) |
| ex-Sculpin (SSN-590) USS Sculpin (SSN-590) USS Sculpin , a Skipjack-class nuclear-powered submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sculpin.... |
1 October 2000 | 30 October 2001 |
| ex-Shark (SSN-591) USS Shark (SSN-591) USS Shark , a Skipjack-class submarine, was the seventh ship of the United States Navy to be named for the shark, a large predatory fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton, a streamlined body plan, dermal denticles covering the body to protect from parasites, and rows of replaceable teeth in the... |
1 October 1995 | 28 June 1996 |
| ex-Snook (SSN-592) USS Snook (SSN-592) USS Snook , a Skipjack-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the common snook, an Atlantic marine fish that is bluish-gray above and silvery below a black lateral line.... |
1 October 1996 | 30 June 1997 |
| ex-Permit (SSN-594) USS Permit (SSN-594) USS Permit became the lead ship of her class of submarine when the former lead ship, was lost. She was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the permit, a food fish, often called "round pompano," found in waters from North Carolina to Brazil.The contract to build her was... |
30 September 1991 | 20 May 1993 |
| ex-Plunger (SSN-595) USS Plunger (SSN-595) USS Plunger , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named "plunger", meaning a diver or a daring gambler.The contract to build her as a guided-missile submarine was awarded to Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 23 March 1959, but by the time her keel was laid down on 2 March 1960 she... |
5 January 1995 | 8 March 1996 |
| ex-Barb (SSN-596) USS Barb (SSN-596) USS Barb , a Permit-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the barb, a kingfish of the Atlantic coast.... |
Unknown | 14 March 1996 |
| ex-Tullibee (SSN-597) USS Tullibee (SSN-597) USS Tullibee , a unique submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tullibee, any of several whitefishes of central and northern North America.... |
5 January 1995 | 1 April 1996 |
| ex-George Washington (SSBN/SSN-598) USS George Washington (SSBN-598) USS George Washington , the lead ship of her class of nuclear ballistic missile submarines, was the third United States Navy ship of the name, in honor of George Washington , first President of the United States, and the first of that name to be purpose-built as a warship.-Construction and... |
Unknown | 30 September 1998 |
| ex-Patrick Henry (SSBN/SSN-599) USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599) USS Patrick Henry , named for the American Revolutionary War figure Patrick Henry , was a nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine of the United States Navy... |
1 October 1996 | 31 August 1997 |
| ex-Robert E. Lee (SSBN/SSN-601) USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601) USS Robert E. Lee , a fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Robert E. Lee , the commanding general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War.... |
Unknown | 30 September 1991 |
| ex-Pollack (SSN-603) USS Pollack (SSN-603) USS Pollack , a Permit-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pollack, a food fish resembling the true cod, but with the lower jaw projecting and without the barbel.... |
9 February 1993 | 17 February 1995 |
| ex-Haddo (SSN-604) USS Haddo (SSN-604) USS Haddo , a Thresher/Permit-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the haddo, a pink salmon fish prevalent on the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada.... |
Unknown | 30 June 1992 |
| ex-Jack (SSN-605) USS Jack (SSN-605) , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the jack, any young pike, green pike or pickerel, or large California rockfish.... |
Unknown | 30 June 1992 |
| ex-Tinosa (SSN-606) USS Tinosa (SSN-606) USS Tinosa , a Permit-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tinosa, a poisonous, black, tropical fish.... |
15 July 1991 | 26 June 1992 |
| ex-Dace (SSN-607) USS Dace (SSN-607) USS Dace , a Permit-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the dace, any of several small North American fresh-water fishes of the carp family. The contract to build her was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi on 3 March 1959 and her... |
Unknown | 1 January 1997 |
| ex-Ethan Allen (SSBN/SSN-608) USS Ethan Allen (SSBN-608) USS Ethan Allen , lead ship of her class, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen.... |
Unknown | 30 July 1999 |
| ex-Sam Houston (SSBN/SSN-609) USS Sam Houston (SSBN-609) USS Sam Houston , an , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Sam Houston , President of the Republic of Texas. Sam Houston was the U.S... |
1 March 1991 | 3 February 1992 |
| ex-Thomas A. Edison (SSBN/SSN-610) USS Thomas A. Edison (SSBN-610) USS Thomas A. Edison , an ballistic-missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the inventor, Thomas Edison .-Ship history:... |
1 October 1996 | 1 December 1997 |
| ex-John Marshall (SSBN/SSN-611) USS John Marshall (SSBN-611) USS John Marshall was an , the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Marshall , the Chief Justice of the United States... |
22 July 1992 | 29 March 1993 |
| ex-Guardfish (SSN-612) USS Guardfish (SSN-612) USS Guardfish , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the guardfish, a voracious green and silvery fish with elongated pike-like body and long narrow jaws.... |
Unknown | 9 July 1992 |
| ex-Flasher (SSN-613) USS Flasher (SSN-613) USS Flasher , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flasher, a member of the Lobotidae family of fishes, which have an unusual placement of the second dorsal and anal fins, posteriorly on the body, close to the tail.-Construction history:The contract to build her was... |
Unknown | 11 May 1994 |
| ex-Greenling (SSN-614) USS Greenling (SSN-614) USS Greenling , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the greenling, an elongate, fine-scaled fish found from Kamchatka to California... |
30 September 1993 | 18 April 1994 |
| ex-Gato (SSN-615) USS Gato (SSN-615) ' was a Thresher/Permit-class nuclear submarine known as the "Goal Keeper" or the "Black Cat." She was the second United States Navy ship named after the gato, a species of small catshark found in waters along the west coast of Mexico.... |
Unknown | 1 November 1996 |
| ex-Haddock (SSN-621) USS Haddock (SSN-621) USS Haddock , last of the s, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after the haddock .The contract to build her was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi on 24 August 1960 and her keel was laid down on 24 April 1961. She was launched on 21 May 1966 sponsored... |
1 October 2000 | 1 October 2001 |
| ex-Sturgeon (SSN-637) USS Sturgeon (SSN-637) USS Sturgeon , the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sturgeon.-Construction and commissioning:... |
Unknown | 11 December 1995 † |
| ex-Whale (SSN-638) USS Whale (SSN-638) USS Whale was a nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy. She was the second ship of that name, after the whale family of aquatic mammals.-Construction and commissioning:... |
20 October 1995 | 1 July 1996 |
| ex-Tautog (SSN-639) USS Tautog (SSN-639) USS Tautog , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Tautog , and is found along the Northern Atlantic coast. It seldom exceeds three feet and is usually not larger than ten pounds. The Tautog is favored as a food and game fish... |
15 March 2003 | 30 September 2004 |
| ex-Kamehameha (SSBN/SSN-642) | 1 October 2001 | 28 February 2003 |
| ex-James K. Polk (SSBN/SSN-645) USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645) |... |
16 February 1999 | 15 July 2000 |
| ex-Grayling (SSN-646) USS Grayling (SSN-646) USS Grayling , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the grayling, a fresh-water game fish closely related to the trout.-Construction and commissioning:... |
18 July 1997 | 31 March 1998 |
| ex-Pogy (SSN-647) USS Pogy (SSN-647) USS Pogy , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pogy, or menhaden.-Construction and commissioning:... |
4 January 1999 | 12 April 2000 |
| ex-Aspro (SSN-648) USS Aspro (SSN-648) USS Aspro , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the aspro, a fish of the Zingel genus found abundantly in the upper Rhone River.-Construction and commissioning:... |
1 October 1999 | 3 November 2000 |
| ex-Sunfish (SSN-649) USS Sunfish (SSN-649) USS Sunfish , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the ocean sunfish , a marine species having a deep body truncated behind, and high dorsal and anal fins.... |
Unknown | 31 October 1997 |
| ex-Pargo (SSN-650) USS Pargo (SSN-650) USS Pargo , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pargo, also known as the red snapper, a fish of the genus Lutjanus found in the West Indies.-Construction and commissioning:... |
1 October 1994 | 15 October 1996 |
| ex-Queenfish (SSN-651) USS Queenfish (SSN-651) USS Queenfish , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the queenfish, a small food fish found off the Pacific coast of North America.-Construction and commissioning:... |
1 May 1992 | 7 April 1993 |
| ex-Puffer (SSN-652) USS Puffer (SSN-652) USS Puffer , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pufferfish, a fish which inflates its body with air.-Construction and commissioning:... |
20 October 1995 | 12 July 1996 |
| ex-Ray (SSN-653) USS Ray (SSN-653) USS Ray , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the rays, various cartilaginous marine fishes characterized by a flat body, large pectoral fins, and a whiplike tail, belonging to the superorder Batoidea, especially the true rays of the... |
15 March 2002 | 30 July 2003 |
| ex-Sand Lance (SSN-660) USS Sand Lance (SSN-660) USS Sand Lance , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship and the second submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the sand lance, a member of the ammodytidae family.-Construction and commissioning:... |
1 April 1998 | 30 August 1999 |
| ex-Lapon (SSN-661) USS Lapon (SSN-661) USS Lapon , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the lapon, a scorpionfish of the Pacific coast of North America.-Construction and commissioning:... |
15 March 2003 | 30 November 2004 |
| ex-Gurnard (SSN-662) USS Gurnard (SSN-662) USS Gurnard , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gurnard, a food fish of the genus Trigla and part of the sea robin family.-Construction and commissioning:... |
Unknown | 15 October 1996 |
| ex-Hammerhead (SSN-663) USS Hammerhead (SSN-663) USS Hammerhead , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the hammerhead shark, a voracious fish found in warm seas, with a curious hammerlike head.-Construction and commissioning:... |
Unknown | 22 November 1995 |
| ex-Sea Devil (SSN-664) USS Sea Devil (SSN-664) USS Sea Devil , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sea devil , also known as the manta ray or devil ray, the largest of all living rays, noted for power and endurance.-Construction and commissioning:The contract to build Sea Devil... |
1 March 1998 | 7 September 1999 |
| ex-Guitarro (SSN-665) USS Guitarro (SSN-665) USS Guitarro , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the guitarro, a ray of the guitarfish family.-Keel-laying and launching:... |
Unknown | 18 October 1994 |
| ex-Hawkbill (SSN-666) USS Hawkbill (SSN-666) USS Hawkbill , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the hawksbill, a large sea turtle... |
1 October 1999 | 1 December 2000 † |
| ex-Bergall (SSN-667) USS Bergall (SSN-667) USS Bergall , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the bergall, a small fish found along the Atlantic coast of North America from the Chesapeake Bay to Labrador.... |
Unknown | 29 September 1997 |
| ex-Spadefish (SSN-668) USS Spadefish (SSN-668) USS Spadefish , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the spadefish, a spiny-finned fish found in coastal waters of the western Atlantic from Cuba to Cape Cod.-Construction and commissioning:... |
1 October 1996 | 24 October 1997 |
| ex-Seahorse (SSN-669) USS Seahorse (SSN-669) USS Seahorse , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second submarine and third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the seahorse, a small fish whose head and upper body suggest the head and neck of a horse.... |
1 March 1995 | 30 September 1996 |
| ex-Finback (SSN-670) USS Finback (SSN-670) USS Finback , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine,was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the finback, the common whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States.-Construction and commissioning:... |
Unknown | 30 October 1997 |
| ex-Narwhal (SSN-671) USS Narwhal (SSN-671) USS Narwhal , a unique submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the narwhal, a gray and white arctic whale.... |
1 June 2015 | (museum plans failed; see article) |
| ex-Pintado (SSN-672) USS Pintado (SSN-672) USS Pintado , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pintado, a large mackerel-like fish, whose elongated spots suggested the Spanish language word meaning "painted."... |
1 October 1997 | 27 October 1998 |
| ex-Flying Fish (SSN-673) USS Flying Fish (SSN-673) USS Flying Fish , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flying fish, any of number of fishes of tropic and warm temperate seas whose long winglike fins make it possible for them to move some distance through the air.-Construction and... |
Unknown | 15 October 1996 |
| ex-Trepang (SSN-674) USS Trepang (SSN-674) USS Trepang , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the trepang, Holothuroidea, a marine animal having a long, tough, muscular body, sometimes called a 'sea slug' or a 'sea cucumber', found on coral reefs.-Construction and commissioning:The... |
4 January 1999 | 7 April 2000 |
| ex-Bluefish (SSN-675) USS Bluefish (SSN-675) USS Bluefish , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the bluefish.-Construction and commissioning:... |
15 March 2002 | 1 November 2003 |
| ex-Billfish (SSN-676) USS Billfish (SSN-676) USS Billfish , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the billfish, a name used for any fish, such as gar or spearfish, with bill-shaped jaws.-Construction and commissioning:... |
Unknown | 26 April 2000 |
| ex-Drum (SSN-677) USS Drum (SSN-677) USS Drum , a Sturgeon class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the drum, also known as the croaker or hardhead, any of various fishes of the Sciaenidae family, capable of making a drumming noise and best known on the Atlantic coast of North... |
1 December 2008 | Not started |
| ex-Archerfish (SSN-678) USS Archerfish (SSN-678) USS Archerfish , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the archerfish, a family of fish notable for their habit of preying on insects and other animals by shooting them down with squirts of water from the mouth.-Construction and... |
Unknown | 6 November 1998 |
| ex-Silversides (SSN-679) USS Silversides (SSN-679) USS Silversides , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the silverside, a small fish marked with a silvery stripe along each side of its body.-Construction and commissioning:... |
1 October 2000 | 1 October 2001 |
| ex-William H. Bates (SSN-680) USS William H. Bates (SSN-680) USS William H. Bates , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was planned to be the second U.S. Navy ship to be named USS Redfish -- for the redfish, a variety of salmon also called blueback, sawqui, red salmon, and nerka -- when the contract to build her was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding in... |
1 October 2002 | 30 October 2002 |
| ex-Batfish (SSN-681) USS Batfish (SSN-681) USS Batfish , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the batfish, any of several fishes: a pediculate fish of the West Indies, an Indo-Pacific fish of the genus Platax, or the bat ray .-Construction and commissioning:The contract to build Batfish was awarded to the... |
Unknown | 22 November 2002 |
| ex-Tunny (SSN-682) USS Tunny (SSN-682) USS Tunny , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the tunny, any of several oceanic fishes resembling the mackerel.-Construction and commissioning:... |
1 October 1997 | 27 October 1998 |
| ex-Parche (SSN-683) USS Parche (SSN-683) USS Parche , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the parche , a small, coral reef butterfly fish.-Construction and commissioning:... |
30 September 2004‡ | 30 November 2006 |
| ex-Cavalla (SSN-684) USS Cavalla (SSN-684) USS Cavalla , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the cavalla, a salt water fish. Although it was a Sturgeon class design, Cavalla was a modified "long hull" boat, approximately longer than the earlier ships in its class.-Construction and commissioning:The contract to... |
1 October 1999 | 16 November 2000 |
| ex-Glenard P. Lipscomb (SSN-685) USS Glenard P. Lipscomb (SSN-685) USS Glenard P. Lipscomb , a unique submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Glenard P. Lipscomb , who served as a Congressman from the 24th District of California from 1953 until his death in 1970.-Design:Glenard P. Lipscomb was the Navy's second design using a... |
Unknown | 1 December 1997 |
| ex-L. Mendel Rivers (SSN-686) USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN-686) USS L. Mendel Rivers , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine in commission from 1975 to 2001, is the only ship of the United States Navy thus far to have been named for L. Mendel Rivers , U.S. Representative from South Carolinas 1st Congressional District .-Construction and commissioning:The contract... |
29 November 2000 | 19 July 2002 |
| ex-Richard B. Russell (SSN-687) USS Richard B. Russell (SSN-687) USS Richard B. Russell , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, has been the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Richard B. Russell, Jr. , United States Senator from Georgia .-Construction and commissioning:... |
1 October 2001 | 19 September 2002 |
| ex-Los Angeles (SSN-688) USS Los Angeles (SSN-688) USS Los Angeles , lead ship of her class of submarines, is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Los Angeles, California. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 8 January 1971 and her keel was laid... |
February 2011 | In progress |
| ex-Baton Rouge (SSN-689) USS Baton Rouge (SSN-689) USS Baton Rouge , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 8 January 1971 and her keel was laid down on 18... |
13 January 1995 | 30 September 1997 |
| ex-Philadelphia (SSN-690) USS Philadelphia (SSN-690) USS Philadelphia , a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 8 January 1971 and her keel... |
1 September 2019 | Not started |
| ex-Memphis (SSN-691) USS Memphis (SSN-691) USS Memphis , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Memphis, Tennessee. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 4 February 1971 and her keel was laid down on... |
14 December 2010 | Not started |
| ex-Omaha (SSN-692) USS Omaha (SSN-692) USS Omaha , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Omaha, Nebraska. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 January 1971 and her keel was laid down on 27... |
1 October 2009 | Not started |
| ex-Cincinnati (SSN-693) USS Cincinnati (SSN-693) USS Cincinnati , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Cincinnati, Ohio. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 4 February 1971 and her keel was laid down on 6 April... |
1 October 2009 | Not started |
| ex-Groton (SSN-694) USS Groton (SSN-694) USS Groton , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Groton, Connecticut. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 January 1971 and her keel was laid down on 3... |
1 June 2012 | Not started |
| ex-Birmingham (SSN-695) USS Birmingham (SSN-695) USS Birmingham , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Birmingham, Alabama. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 24 January 1972 and her keel was laid down on 26... |
1 June 2012 | Not started |
| ex-New York City (SSN-696) USS New York City (SSN-696) USS New York City , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named specifically for New York City as distinct from the state. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 24... |
1 June 2011 | Not started |
| ex-Indianapolis (SSN-697) USS Indianapolis (SSN-697) The third USS Indianapolis , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Indianapolis, Indiana. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 24 January 1972 and her keel... |
1 October 2013 | Not started |
| ex-Bremerton (SSN-698) USS Bremerton (SSN-698) USS Bremerton , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Bremerton, Washington. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 24 January 1972 and her keel was laid... |
13 February 2014 | Not started |
| ex-Jacksonville (SSN-699) USS Jacksonville (SSN-699) USS Jacksonville , a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jacksonville, Florida. The ship is nicknamed "The Bold One". The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut... |
31 March 2014 | Not started |
| ex-Dallas (SSN-700) USS Dallas (SSN-700) USS Dallas is a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy. It is the Navy's second ship of that name, and the first to be named for the city of Dallas, Texas, although another two ships were scheduled but never completed.-Career:The contract to build Dallas was... |
26 June 2014 | Not started |
| ex-La Jolla (SSN-701) USS La Jolla (SSN-701) USS La Jolla , a Los Angeles-class submarine, is named for La Jolla, California. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 10 December 1973 and her keel was laid down on 16 October 1976. She was launched on 11... |
30 September 2014 | Not started |
| ex-Phoenix (SSN-702) USS Phoenix (SSN-702) USS Phoenix , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named "Phoenix" and the third to be named after the city, Phoenix, Arizona... |
1 June 2013 | Not started |
| ex-Boston (SSN-703) USS Boston (SSN-703) USS Boston , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the seventh ship of the United States Navy to be named for Boston, Massachusetts.... |
1 October 2001 | 19 September 2002 † |
| ex-Baltimore (SSN-704) USS Baltimore (SSN-704) USS Baltimore , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Baltimore, Maryland. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 October 1973 and her keel was laid down... |
1 June 2013 | Not started |
| ex-City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705) USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705) USS City Of Corpus Christi , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Corpus Christi, Texas, though she is the only one required to bear the "City of" prefix .The... |
24 November 2015 | Not started |
| ex-Albuquerque (SSN-706) USS Albuquerque (SSN-706) USS Albuquerque , a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Albuquerque, New Mexico. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 October 1973 and her keel... |
14 April 2016 | Not started |
| ex-Portsmouth (SSN-707) USS Portsmouth (SSN-707) USS Portsmouth , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Portsmouth, Virginia. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 10... |
1 June 2015 | Not started |
| ex-Minneapolis-St. Paul (SSN-708) | 1 June 2018 | Not started |
| ex-Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709) USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709) USS Hyman G. Rickover , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Hyman G. Rickover and the only Los Angeles class submarine not named after a United States city... |
30 September 2016 | Not started |
| ex-Augusta (SSN-710) USS Augusta (SSN-710) USS Augusta , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Augusta, Maine.... |
1 September 2019 | Not started |
| ex-San Francisco (SSN-711) USS San Francisco (SSN-711) USS San Francisco , a Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine, is the third ship or boat of the United States Navy to be named for San Francisco, California.-History:... |
1 November 2017 | Not started |
| ex-Atlanta (SSN-712) USS Atlanta (SSN-712) USS Atlanta , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Atlanta, Georgia. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 1 August 1975 and her keel was laid down on 17 August... |
1 October 2013 | Not started |
| ex-Houston (SSN-713) USS Houston (SSN-713) USS Houston , a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Houston, Texas. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 1 August 1975 and her keel was laid down on 29... |
21 September 2015 | Not started |
| ex-Norfolk (SSN-714) USS Norfolk (SSN-714) USS Norfolk , a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Norfolk, Virginia. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 20 February 1976 and her keel was laid down on 1... |
7 May 2016 | Not started |
| ex-Salt Lake City (SSN-716) USS Salt Lake City (SSN-716) USS Salt Lake City , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Salt Lake City, Utah. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 15 September 1977 and her keel was laid down... |
30 September 2015 | Not started |
| ex-Honolulu (SSN-718) USS Honolulu (SSN-718) USS Honolulu , was a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Honolulu, Hawaii. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 15 September 1977 and her keel was laid down on 10... |
1 November 2006 | Ongoing |
† A dagger after a completion date indicates that portions of the hulk were preserved as memorials. See the individual articles for details.
‡ Date given for ex-Parche is official date used to secure FY2004 funding; work did not begin until 19 October.
Ballistic Missile Submarines
Note that some of these submarines (the Lafayette class) were fleet ballistic missile boats for the vast majority of their careers. However, they were converted to SSNs for use as moored training platforms and are not currently scheduled for recycling.| Ship Name (Hull Number) | Start Date | Completion Date |
|---|---|---|
| See Attack Submarines - (SSBN/SSN-598 USS George Washington (SSBN-598) USS George Washington , the lead ship of her class of nuclear ballistic missile submarines, was the third United States Navy ship of the name, in honor of George Washington , first President of the United States, and the first of that name to be purpose-built as a warship.-Construction and... ) |
n/a | n/a |
| See Attack Submarines - (SSBN/SSN-599 USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599) USS Patrick Henry , named for the American Revolutionary War figure Patrick Henry , was a nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine of the United States Navy... ) |
n/a | n/a |
| ex-Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600) USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600) USS Theodore Roosevelt , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for President Theodore Roosevelt . Initially unnamed and assigned hull classification symbol SSGN-600 as a guided missile submarine, her keel was laid down on 20 May 1958 by the Mare Island Naval Shipyard using... |
unknown | 24 March 1995 |
| See Attack Submarines - (SSBN/SSN-601 USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601) USS Robert E. Lee , a fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Robert E. Lee , the commanding general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War.... ) |
n/a | n/a |
| ex-Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602) USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602) USS Abraham Lincoln , a fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Abraham Lincoln , the 16th President of the United States .... |
unknown | 5 May 1994 |
| See Attack Submarines - (SSBN/SSN-608 USS Ethan Allen (SSBN-608) USS Ethan Allen , lead ship of her class, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen.... ) |
n/a | n/a |
| See Attack Submarines - (SSBN/SSN-609 USS Sam Houston (SSBN-609) USS Sam Houston , an , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Sam Houston , President of the Republic of Texas. Sam Houston was the U.S... ) |
n/a | n/a |
| See Attack Submarines - (SSBN/SSN-610 USS Thomas A. Edison (SSBN-610) USS Thomas A. Edison , an ballistic-missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the inventor, Thomas Edison .-Ship history:... ) |
n/a | n/a |
| See Attack Submarines - (SSBN/SSN-611 USS John Marshall (SSBN-611) USS John Marshall was an , the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Marshall , the Chief Justice of the United States... ) |
n/a | n/a |
| ex-Lafayette (SSBN-616) USS Lafayette (SSBN-616) USS Lafayette , the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named to honor Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette , a French military hero who fought with and significantly aided the Continental Army during the American... |
1 March 1991 | 25 February 1992 |
| ex-Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617) USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617) USS Alexander Hamilton , a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Alexander Hamilton , the first Secretary of the Treasury, who was instrumental in the formation of both the United States Coast Guard and the United States... |
23 February 1993 | 28 February 1994 |
| ex-Thomas Jefferson (SSBN-618) USS Thomas Jefferson (SSBN-618) USS Thomas Jefferson , an nuclear-powered submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Thomas Jefferson , the third President of the United States... |
1 October 1996 | 6 March 1998 |
| ex-Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) |... |
unknown | 30 August 1999 |
| ex-John Adams (SSBN-620) USS John Adams (SSBN-620) USS John Adams , a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Adams , the second President of the United States , and his son John Quincy Adams , the sixth President of the United States... |
unknown | 12 February 1996 |
| ex-James Monroe (SSBN-622) USS James Monroe (SSBN-622) |... |
unknown | 10 January 1995 |
| ex-Nathan Hale (SSBN-623) | 2 October 1991 | 5 April 1995 |
| ex-Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624) | 26 September 1997 | 27 October 1998 |
| ex-Henry Clay (SSBN-625) | unknown | 30 September 1997 |
| ex-Daniel Webster (MTS-626) | refit (training vessel) | n/a |
| ex-James Madison (SSBN-627) USS James Madison (SSBN-627) |-External links:... |
unknown | 24 October 1997 |
| ex-Tecumseh (SSBN-628) USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628) USS Tecumseh , a ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Tecumseh , the leader of the Shawnee people.-Construction and commissioning:... |
15 February 1993 | 1 April 1994 |
| ex-Daniel Boone (SSBN-629) USS Daniel Boone (SSBN-629) |... |
unknown | 4 November 1994 |
| ex-John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) | unknown | 18 November 1994 |
| ex-Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631) USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631) |... |
unknown | 23 October 1993 |
| ex-Von Steuben (SSBN-632) USS Von Steuben (SSBN-632) |- External links :... |
1 October 2000 | 30 October 2001 |
| ex-Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633) USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633) |... |
unknown | 21 October 1994 |
| ex-Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634) USS Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634) |... |
unknown | 13 October 1995 |
| ex-Sam Rayburn (MTS-635) USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635) |- External links : Includes maps, sketches, a list of ships of the Texas Navy, and a chronology. Also includes photographs of 20th-century U.S. Navy ships named after Texans or Texas locations, including photographs of USS Sam Rayburn .... |
refit (training vessel) | n/a |
| ex-Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636) USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636) USS Nathanael Greene , a fleet ballistic missile submarine, was one of three ships of the United States Navy to be named for Major General Nathanael Greene , who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.... |
1 September 1998 | 20 October 2000 |
| ex-Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640) USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640) |... |
unknown | 21 August 1995 |
| ex-Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641) | 1 October 1994 | 1 December 1995 |
| ex-George Bancroft (SSBN-643) USS George Bancroft (SSBN-643) |... |
unknown | 30 March 1998 |
| ex-Lewis and Clark (SSBN-644) USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN-644) |... |
1 October 1995 | 23 September 1996 |
| ex-George C. Marshall (SSBN-654) USS George C. Marshall (SSBN-654) -External links:... |
unknown | 28 February 1994 |
| ex-Henry L. Stimson (SSBN-655) | unknown | 12 August 1994 |
| ex-George Washington Carver (SSBN-656) | unknown | 21 March 1994 |
| ex-Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657) USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657) *-External links:... |
unknown | 1 September 1995 |
| ex-Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN-658) USS Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN-658) -External links:... |
1 October 1994 | 22 December 1995 |
| ex-Will Rogers (SSBN-659) | 12 April 1993 | 12 August 1994 |
Because the program is underway, this list is almost certainly incomplete.
Note for ships marked with refit:
Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635)
USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635)
|- External links : Includes maps, sketches, a list of ships of the Texas Navy, and a chronology. Also includes photographs of 20th-century U.S. Navy ships named after Texans or Texas locations, including photographs of USS Sam Rayburn ....
was converted into a training platform — Moored Training Ship (MTS-635). Sam Rayburn arrived for conversion on 1 February 1986, and on 29 July 1989 the first Moored Training Ship achieved initial criticality. Modifications included special mooring arrangements including a mechanism to absorb power generated by the main propulsion shaft. Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) was converted to the second Moored Training Ship (MTS-2 / MTS-626) in 1993. The Moored Training Ship Site is located at Naval Weapons Station Charleston in Goose Creek, South Carolina
Goose Creek, South Carolina
Goose Creek is a city in Berkeley county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 35,938 at the 2010 census. Most of the Naval Weapons Station Charleston is in Goose Creek. As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and used by the U.S...
. Sam Rayburn is scheduled to operate as an MTS until 2014 while undergoing shipyard availabilities at four year intervals.